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Weezer - Red Album - Review

May 27, 2008, 8:45am

When the latest single ' Pork and Beans' by geek-rockers Weezer got leaked a few months ago i was more than a little bit disapointed. Lyrically it's a mess and musically it's about as exciting as BBC's bank holiday TV schedule, but their latest album, dubbed the Red album, more than makes up for it. Starting off in classic Weezer fashion, opener 'Troublemaker' is like a punky kick to the ribs, with Rivers giving us a glimpse of what he can do when he's not trying to fit a certain mould. Ok, [...]

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